phoria2
Shares rank 5 of 14 graphics libraries by recommenders
Developers recommend this free WebGL 2 library for fast 3D rendering, with demos reported running smoothly even on phones.
Developers recommend this free WebGL 2 library for fast 3D rendering, with demos reported running smoothly even on phones.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Runs fast, even on phones
“Wow, the demo is really great. It's impressive that even these demos run fast enough on my phone.”
Comment from 1 Nov 2026 in “Show HN: I rebuilt my old canvas 3D library as a small WebGL 2 library – phoria2” “I loved seeing the FPS stay locked at 120 on my phone.”
Comment from 1 Nov 2026 in “Show HN: I rebuilt my old canvas 3D library as a small WebGL 2 library – phoria2” “This is insanely performant, wow!”
Comment from 1 Nov 2026 in “Show HN: I rebuilt my old canvas 3D library as a small WebGL 2 library – phoria2” Fun, impressive demos
“Wow, the demo is really great. It's impressive that even these demos run fast enough on my phone.”
Comment from 1 Nov 2026 in “Show HN: I rebuilt my old canvas 3D library as a small WebGL 2 library – phoria2” “Wow, that is amazing, these demo's are exactly the same demo's Claude keeps buildings for me”
Comment from 1 Nov 2026 in “Show HN: I rebuilt my old canvas 3D library as a small WebGL 2 library – phoria2” “the bricks demo is laugh out loud fun”
Comment from 1 Nov 2026 in “Show HN: I rebuilt my old canvas 3D library as a small WebGL 2 library – phoria2”
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See all 14 graphics libraries, rankedWhat people said
7 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Wow, that is amazing, these demo's are exactly the same demo's Claude keeps buildings for me”
“This is insanely performant, wow!”
“Wow, the demo is really great. It's impressive that even these demos run fast enough on my phone.”
“that’s quite a pleasant surprise”
“I loved seeing the FPS stay locked at 120 on my phone.”
“the bricks demo is laugh out loud fun”
“some good aesthetic taste here”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.